A Long Walk to Freedom
Mandela’s cell, a 7-by-9-foot room (2.1 m by 2.7 m), he could walk the length
of his cell in three paces. When he laid down, he could feel the wall with his
feet and his head grazed the concrete at the other side. The iron bucket that served as a toilet and the thin blankets served as bed. He was allowed one
visitor a year for 30 minutes. He could write and receive one letter every six months. He was not even allowed to attend the funerals of his mother and his son.
